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p. 10 ...there are approximately 850,000 Muslim Americans under the age of 18 in addition to the 1.5
million adults, for a total of 2.35 million Muslims nationwide.

p.12 ...In 2002, Tom W. Smith, director of the GSS, published a review of every major national survey conducted over the previous five years that produced an estimate of the Muslim American population.  Overall, these polls, on average, estimated that Muslims constitute 0.5% of the total population. That average, combined with an estimate of the number of Muslim children, produced an estimate of the Muslim population of about 2 million.

p. 13 ...An ambitious 2001 survey led by researchers from Hartford Institute for Religious Research provided a basis for the frequently cited estimate of 6-7 million Muslim adults and children. The study, sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, ... concluded that 2 million Muslims in the U.S. are involved with a mosque, at least tangentially. Based on this number, the authors surmise that “estimates of a total Muslim population of 6-7 million in America seem reasonable.”

p. 14 ...American-born converts to Islam also increase the U.S. Muslim population, and researchers say getting accurate estimates of this group may be the most difficult challenge of all. Data on conversion from another religion to Islam is virtually non-existent, and what estimates exist are based on conversion rates to other faiths that may not apply to the Muslim experience.

["the Muslim experience."—izzat one o’ them disney things?]
[all emph mine e-C]

IOW… Uselessly-Rough Ball Park = 2-6 million :: Estimate by those needing a large “base” *cough* = 7 million :: SWAG = 2.5 million.  Let’s work with that last.

So what *I* read [and please—knock me inna head if I’m seeing things.  please.] is that about 125,000 Moslems [5%] in the US are willing to tell a stranger on the fone that they have a “a very favorable view of alQaeda.” and 675,000 Moslems [27%] decline to answer or “don’t know” what their view of alQ is. [???] A cynic would lump those together: [32% = 800,000 Moslems] A real cynic would add in the 250,000 [10%] who declare a “somewhat unfavorable view of alQ,” and come up with 1,050,000 Moslems [42%] will either admit to a stranger onna fone that they have an outright “favorable” or an only “somewhat unfavorable” view of people who want to kill US.

Hell—let’s stick to the 125,000 Moslems overtly, proudly favorable toward alQ:  How is that not the lead story on each and every newscast today?  There are 125,000 people in the US who agree with those who want to kill US:  how is that not the subject of a considered and clear statement from the White House today?

...strong hostility toward al Qaeda varies widely – 63% of foreign-born U.S. Muslims say they have a very unfavorable opinion of al Qaeda, compared with 51% of all native-born Muslims, and just 36% of African American Muslims.

Back that truck up, there Accccccchmed:  49% of all US-born Muslims and 64% of African American black Muslims have a “somewhat” unfavorable to fully favorable view of alQ and 30% “jes’ don’ wanna talk ‘bout it.”

More generally, native-born African American Muslims are the most disillusioned segment of the U.S. Muslim population. When compared with other Muslims in the U.S., they are more skeptical of the view that hard work pays off, and more of them believe that Muslim immigrants in the U.S. should try to remain distinct from society. They also are far less satisfied with the way things are going in the United States. Just 13% of African American Muslims express satisfaction with national conditions, compared with 29% of other native-born Muslims, and 45% of Muslim immigrants. [p. 6]
[Thank You al Jessie!  You too Loo!  The Great Society.  The War on Poverty.  The Plantation.  Y’all cut ‘em loose from the American Dream and these splodeydopes wandered in gave ‘em just the weapons they wanted.  Fine work.]

As best I can figger, there were around 140,000 American troops in the original invasion of Iraq; just for comparison.

The population of the US is ≈ 301,902,780

That’s an incredibly rough 300:1 0R 3,000:1.  Exclude kids and the ill/handicapped, think about 300/3,000 of your neighbors and hand me the single malt.

Here—this’ll make ya sleep tight:

p. 6

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